Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America [electronic resource] /
Pacific Basin Research Center.
Ascher, W.editor.
Mirovitskaya, N.editor.
Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America explores the links between Latin American governments' economic policies and the nature and dynamics of inter-group violence. Based on the patterns of ten countries, the contributions to this volume trace the remarkable transformation from open ideological conflict to the explosion of social (seemingly apolitical) violence, the upsurge of urban crime, and the confrontations over natural resources and drugs across the region spanning from Mexico to Argentina. The variations in economic success and in conflict prevention and transformation can guide policymakers, development professionals, and activists committed to conflict-sensitive development.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Content; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Economic Development Patterns and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America; Chapter 2 Violent Conflict and Unequal Development:The Case of Mexico; Chapter 3 The Evolution of Violence: Economic Development and Intergroup Conflict in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica; Chapter 4 Violence and Sectoral Development in Colombia; Chapter 5 On the Brink of Violence: Work, Fear, and the State in the Bolivian Regions
Chapter 6 Sowing Conflict in Venezuela: Political Violence and Economic PolicyChapter 7 Education Policy and Conflict in Latin America: Lessons from Chile and Venezuela; Chapter 8 Economic Exclusion and the Shifting Patterns of Violence in Argentina and Brazil; Index
"Prepared under the auspices of the Pacific Basin Research Center, Soka University of America."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America explores the links between Latin American governments' economic policies and the nature and dynamics of inter-group violence. Based on the patterns of ten countries, the contributions to this volume trace the remarkable transformation from open ideological conflict to the explosion of social (seemingly apolitical) violence, the upsurge of urban crime, and the confrontations over natural resources and drugs across the region spanning from Mexico to Argentina. The variations in economic success and in conflict prevention and transformation can guide policymakers, development professionals, and activists committed to conflict-sensitive development.
Economic development.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Latin America—Politics and government.
Poverty.
Political science.
Development Studies.
Crime and Society.
Latin American Politics.
Development Aid.
Political Science.